Jefferies Financial Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Stock

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had its price target upped by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from $60.00 to $65.00 in a research report issued on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage currently has an “underperform” rating on the e-commerce company’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price points to a potential downside of 29.36% from the company’s current price.

EBAY has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America boosted their price objective on eBay from $89.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Wall Street Zen downgraded eBay from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded eBay from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $70.00 to $102.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on eBay from $81.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Benchmark boosted their price objective on eBay from $78.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, twenty have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $84.59.

eBay Stock Performance

NASDAQ:EBAY opened at $92.01 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $92.89 and a 200 day moving average of $80.57. The company has a market capitalization of $42.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.27, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.31. eBay has a 1-year low of $56.33 and a 1-year high of $101.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The e-commerce company reported $1.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. eBay had a return on equity of 38.97% and a net margin of 20.86%.eBay’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.18 EPS. eBay has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.290-1.340 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that eBay will post 3.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Jamie Iannone sold 7,221 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.33, for a total transaction of $666,714.93. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 246,812 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,788,151.96. The trade was a 2.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mazen Rawashdeh sold 1,910 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.31, for a total value of $170,582.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 3,824 shares in the company, valued at $341,521.44. This trade represents a 33.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 96,743 shares of company stock valued at $8,979,844 over the last three months. 0.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On eBay

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in eBay by 3.8% in the second quarter. Garrett Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,278 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise grew its stake in eBay by 8.2% in the second quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 1,621 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $121,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Hemington Wealth Management grew its stake in eBay by 7.7% in the second quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 1,742 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $129,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in eBay by 9.0% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,666 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $124,000 after acquiring an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in eBay by 2.2% in the second quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,280 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $468,000 after acquiring an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. 87.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

eBay Company Profile

eBay Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps.